Printing Problems
Xerox
®
 B215 Multifunction Printer
User Guide
230
Half the page is blank. The page orientation setting may be 
incorrect.
Change the page orientation in your 
application. See the print driver help 
screen.
The paper size and the paper size 
settings do not match.
• Ensure that the paper size in the 
print driver settings matches the 
paper in the tray.
• Ensure that the paper size in the 
print driver settings matches the 
paper selection in the software 
application settings you use.
The printer prints, but 
the text is wrong, 
garbled, or incomplete.
The printer cable is loose or defective. • Disconnect the printer cable and 
reconnect. Try a print job that you 
have already printed successfully. If 
possible, attach the cable and the 
printer to another computer that you 
know works and try a print job.
• Try a new printer cable.
The wrong print driver was selected. Check the application’s printer selection 
menu to ensure that your printer is 
selected.
The software application is 
malfunctioning.
Try printing a job from another 
application.
The operating system is malfunctioning. Exit applications and reboot the 
computer. Switch the printer off and 
then on again.
Pages print, but they 
are blank.
The toner cartridge is defective or out of 
toner.
• Redistribute the toner. 
• If necessary, replace the toner 
cartridge.
The file may have blank pages. Check the file to ensure that it does not 
contain blank pages.
Some parts, such as the controller or the 
board, may be defective.
Contact a service representative.
The printer does not 
print PDF file correctly. 
Some parts of 
graphics, text, or 
illustrations are 
missing.
Incompatibility between the PDF file 
and the Acrobat products.
Printing the PDF file as an image may 
enable the file to print. Switch on Print 
As Image from the Acrobat printing 
options. It will take longer to print when 
you print a PDF file as an image.
The print quality of 
photos is not good. 
Images are not clear.
The resolution of the photo is very low.  Reduce the photo size. If you increase 
the photo size in the software 
application, the resolution will be 
reduced. 
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